RAMPANT HABERDASHERY/DEAF JAM: discoveries

1) thanks to hans and fras for the new T! i LOVE it. just came in.
2) new friendlymixtape! hey! june!

a post in three acts

"Hey! Long time no shit!" she said. Had she known the depths of my food poisoning the week before, she would've understood why I bit my tongue before saying, "You don't know the half of it!" Then again, she isn't psychic. 

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I love the Batman movies. I don't love all of them unapologetically like some rampant comic dork that can somehow justify Uma Thurman's sexy librarian plant lady shtick or George Clooney's amplified nipples; I hate the bad ones just like everyone else. But the thing that I always loved the most about them was the way they depict Batman's drive home. Once he got to that magic point in Westchester/Princeton/Brooklyn(?!), public roads would give way to a gauntlet of trees and leaves as it is always Autumn in Gotham, literally and figuratively.

Something about that drive home must really define who Batman and/or Bruce Wayne is, since almost every big-screen iteration of Batman has made a point of spending a few minutes depicting what would otherwise be a benign event for any other person: the commute home. 

I always enjoy the last bit of my ride home late at night, when I roll up the last hill while the trees are still and the traffic is nil. It's my return-to-Wayne-Manor moment. 

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DEAF JAM/GRAIN:

Cut Copy tonight was great. That is all. I was going to go on some rant about how I don't really understand cocaine usage, but sleep is more interesting at this point. 

Currently falling asleep to: Loose Fur. 

DEAF JAM/GRAIN: Tokyo Police Club

Tokyo Police Club, Paradise Rock Club

Gump with the new frame

The Charles

Caught Tokyo Police Club and Smoosh with Nick, newest blog roll member Joe and Trish. Though TPC commendably contributed to my worsening tinnitus, the real focus of our attention was the born-post-1990 sounds of Smoosh. They covered This Modern Love by Bloc Party, which I'm pretty sure is about being high on cocaine. Even if it isn't, other Bloc Party songs are, and ultimately that makes the Smoosh rendition uncomfortable to listen to. But what the hell, they could play, even if I sensed that some overbearing parents in the wings were to blame.

Tokyo Police Club got me thinking... what other notable musical entities were comprised solely of the membership of exclusive clubs?

New Young Pony Club - a vibrant British dance/rock band
Culture Club - English new romantic pop group in the 1980s (thanks, WP)
Mickey Mouse Club - no link or explanation needed
Club music - everyone knows what it is, but no one can concisely describe it
Sam's Club - where one can buy Celine Dion records retail or in bulk
Buena Vista Social Club - the only club I've ever really wanted to be a member of